Mqtyid keceiving and conveying device



J. H. LOWDEN LIQUID RECEIVING AND CONVEYING DEVICE Sept. '1, 1925.-

Filed June 16, 1923 2 Sheets-Shoot 1 II I l l n JOSEPH H. kownEN INVENTOR.

BYWJQMW I 7 ms ATTORNEYS Sept. 1, 1925. 1,551,576

J. H. LOWDEN LIQUID RECEIVING AND CONVEYING DEVICE Filed June 16, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheat 2 Jose?" H LOWDCNINVENTOR.

/ BY M HISA TTORNEYi Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

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T 0 all whom it may concern: Be it known that L'JOSEPH'I-I. LOWDEN, a citizenofthe United States, and a resident of Elyria, county of' Lorain andxState of Ohio,.l1ave-invented certain new-.and useful Improvements. in Liquid Receiving and .Conveying -Devices,-of which the following isaspecificationa A r. This invention relates to liquid receiving and conveying devices, and particularly. to

such a device-for use in garagesor at filling stations and in similar-places for catching oil asit is-drained from the engine of an .wise thereof is a carriage comprising angle -1I0Il side members 10, each -hav1ngthe flange automobile. v a 1 The objects of. my invention include the construction of a device capable of being moved at-will to position the same as desired under a liquid discharging receptacle as the engine of an automobile, and to construct a movably' mounted liquid receiving vessel adapted to be tilted inits mounting t discharge its contents. I 1

Other objects willappearand be pointed 'out in thefollowing specificationin which a device constructed in accordancewith my invention is disclosed.

. In the drawings attached to and forming a part of this specification Fig. 1 is a top plan view of one form of my invention as applied to an oiling platform for an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view taken on line 11 of Fig. 1 showing the liquid receiving vessel tilted into discharging position.

In the drawing, 1 designates a frame composed of angle iron side members 2 having the flange portions extending upwardly, and angle iron ends or cross members 3 with the flanges extending downwardly. To the depending flanges of member 3 are secured wheels 4 adapted to seat on substantially parallel tracks or runways 5 upon which the frame 1 may thus be moved. Tracks 5 as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are supported by brackets 6 which hook over the top of or are otherwise suitably secured tomembers 7 comprising a part of an oiling platform such as is commonly employed at filling stations.

In Fig. 4: I have illustrated brackets 6 secured to a wall member 8 which may be of concrete or similar material such as is freground in garages or filling stations. It willof course be obvious that instead of securingfbrackets 7 to the draining platform as illustrated in- Fig.- 2 they might equally wellbe. elongated sufiiciently to extend to 'and be su ported bya superstructure above the topof an automobile. Sidemembers '2 and end members 3 of frame 1 are preferably braced at. the corners as by plates 9 (Fig. 1) 'so that the frame is-strong, rigid andnoteasily distorted in use. I

Mounted-uponthe frame 1 to move length-' .b'ers,2 of the frame.v These side members 10 are secured together at the. ends by, plates 12.. ..Each sidememberlO carries a hanger 13 secured. approximately to the middle thereof, the hanger having a down turned portion 14 .(Figs..2 and 3). perforated near the lower end. as.at.15 to receivethe trun= is suitably shaped interiorly to receive a quentlyv employed in draining pits in the liquid receiving vessel 18. As shown in Fig. 2 one of the trunnions 16 is extended and turned downwardly to form a handle 19 by which the band 17 and vessel 18 therein can be pivoted in the hangers to discharge liquid from the open end of the vessel. 20 indicates a stop cock in the bottom of the vessel 18 by which liquid may be drained from the vessel without tilting the same.

It will be observed that my improved device is capable of use in draining pits or with draining platforms such as are now in common use in garages and filling stations and elsewhere, and that it is adapted for use with any type or size of automobile since the movable frame 1 and the carriage 2 can be brought beneath any desired portion of the automobile so as to catch liquid or oil drained fromany part thereof. The frame 1 is adapted to move in directions at right angles to that in which the carriage mounted thereon is moved, and hence any desired location of the vessel 18 can be obtained.

In operation it is only necessary to move the frame 1 along rail 5 until it is beneath the discharge outlet as the automobile or other mechanism containin liquid to be discharged and then by suita 1e movement of the carriage to locate the vessel 18 exactly beneath the liquid; outlet. gAfter the-liquid has been drained into the vessel 18 the vessel may be moved to any other desired position and drained either through;stop cook or by tilting the vessel up as shown in Fi 4:.

l t will be evident from the foregoing description and drawing that -my device ca'n be readily and cheaply constructed since practically :a'llcf the parts are standard stock-material. The angle irons'Q, 3, and 10 as we'll astrajcks 5 are standard equipment. "Brackets 6, plates 12 and hangers 13 may be quickly formedof'flat metal or easily cast if desired. The wheels 4 and 11 are of course standard equipment and the band 18 and vessel QO-a're either standard stock articles or easilyprocured. 0

Having thus described'one-form of my in- 'v ention,--what"I desire to secure by Letters Patent is defined in' what is claimed, itjybeing' understood thatvarious changes or alterations in theexact form of the device shown not amounting to- -invention are included in -my invention, thescope of which is setjforth inwhat is claimed.

WVhat is claimed is:

'1."In,a .device of the: class described, a frame comprising angle iron side members -withflanges thereof extending upwardly, ,7 angle iron end-membersfjoining the side -members with the ifianges extending downwardly, the said end members, carrying wheels, a carriage having wheels adapted "to engage the said cross members and ,a

liquid receiving vessel carried by the said carriage.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a movable frame comprising side membgrsvllaving upwardly extending flanges to provide wheel runways, a car- --riage supported on wheels engaging the said runways, the said carriage having opposite- --ly-disposed-han-gers, and a liquid receiving receptacle pivotally mounted in the said hangers.

3.In a device ofthe class described, in combination, a movable frame having side members adaptedtoform wheel runways, a carriagemovably mounted on wheels engaging the said runways, the said carriage having depending hangers perforated near the lower end thereof, an annular band having trunnions pivotally mounted in the erfora tion'of' the said'hangers, and a liqui receiv- F ing vessel carried by the said bands.

4-. In combination with the side sills ofa pit for working under automobiles,- parallel tracks suspended from the side sills and extending longitudinally, therewith within the pit, a 'frameqexten ding"intermediate said tracks within the pit, rollers supporting said -"frame having spaced tracksextending transversely relative -,to the suspended tracks, a carrier framei having, rollers;m0unted' upon the tracks'of said-frame, and a liquid receiv- -ingvessel ,pivotally mounted with and carried 'by said carrier -frame.

In witness whereof I,havehereunto signed my name this 13th day offJune,',1923. 

